title: Is medicine turning into unhappy profession?
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Stress is one of the most common problems; one manifestation of stress is burnout. Burnout and other stress-related illnesses among medical professionals are receiving increased attention and have been described in many branches of medical practice including dentists, nurses, etc., The purpose of this study was to measure the prevalence of stress and burnout in medical professionals in Rajasthan.
  
  
  METHODS
  The Maslach Burnout Inventory-Human Service Survey (MBI-HSS) and a demographic questionnaire of our own design were sent to 1,735 medical professional of various branches and different location throughout the state of Rajasthan. In response to that, 627 (36%) surveys were returned, of which 576 (92%) were found complete for analysis so later group constitute as sample for analysis.
  
  
  RESULTS
  29.16% of medical professional showed high level of emotional exhaustion (EE), 20% showed high level of depersonalization (DP), and 17.9% showed low personal accomplishment (PA). Young professionals showed more sensitivity towards burnout (r = -0.122, P < 0.003). Females were more prone to burnout (40%) as compared to males (27%).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Burnout is an important problem in medical professionals in Rajasthan. Difference in approach to work and perceived environment at workplace, unrewarding career, unsupported behavior of peer group, balance between work and family needs appear to be important factors in burnout.
authors.affiliation: Swasthya Kalyan Homoeopathic Medical College and Research Centre, Jaipur, Rajasthan, India.
authors.forename: Rajeev
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Khanna
authors.forename: Rashmi
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Khanna
keywords: Burnout; Maslach Burnout Inventory; Rajasthan; occupational stress; professional burnout